The hit television series Breaking
Bad has a spin-off in development.
AMC and Sony Pictures, the network and production company behind the
show that follows a chemistry teacher’s transition into a drug lord, announced
on Friday that they have made a series order for a spin-off.
The series will follow the character of Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk),
the hapless criminal lawyer that features in Breaking Bad, and will be aptly titled Better Call Saul. The series
will be a prequel, based before the events of Breaking Bad, and will be a one-hour drama that will focus of the
evolution of Goodman’s morally ambiguous character. The series will also have a
lighter tone in comparison to its parent show, including more comedic elements,
considering Goodman’s character was often used as comic relief on Breaking Bad. There has been no word yet
as to whether or not Odenkirk will reprise his role as Saul in the series,
considering the character will be significantly younger.
The series is to be produced by Breaking
Bad creator Vince Gilligan and writer Peter Gould, who wrote the season two
episode of Breaking Bad also titled ‘Better Call Saul’, which introduced the
popular character.
Industry experts believe that AMC are desperate to hold onto Gillian,
who has risen to popularity and been highly praised as creator and head writer
of Breaking Bad. With Breaking Bad ending, and with Mad Men expected to do so in less than a
year (another critically acclaimed show on the network), it’s believed the
spin-off will become a high priority for the network.
Depending on how fast AMC want to develop Better Call Saul, which is looking very likely, the series could be
expected to be airing as early as next Summer in the US.
Being a prequel, the spin-off offers no insight into what might happen
to the hapless lawyer Goodman as Breaking Bad heads towards its conclusion.
The much anticipated series finale of Breaking Bad will here in Australia on the September 30th
on Showcase.
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